Gunsmoke: The Long Ride is a 1993 American made-for-television Western film based on the series Gunsmoke, in which the main character, Matt Dillon is again played by James Arness. Plot The now retired Marshal Matt Dillon is at his ranch enjoying the wedding of his daughter when a posse comes to arrest him for the murder of a man. Assuming that he has been confused with another man, Dillon accompanies the posse back to town to straighten things out, but he realizes that there is a reward of $5,000 for his head. Cast James Arness as Matt Dillon James Brolin as John Parsley Amy Stock-Poynton as Beth Reardon Christopher Bradley as Josh Reardon Patrick Dollaghan as Deputy Monaghan Don McManus as Jules Braxton Jr. Marco Sanchez as Collie Whitebird Ali MacGraw as Jane Merkel Tim Choate as Sheriff Bart Meriweather Michael Greene as Ike Berry Stewart Moss as Dr. Strader Jim Beaver as Traveling Blacksmith Co-starring Sharon Mahoney as Amanda Southwick Richard Dano as Skeeter Padgett Featuring Ed Adams as Tebbel John David Garfield as Skinner Victor Izay as Paster Zach Dough Katenay as Two Hawk Fred Lopez as Deputy Spinoza Reception The film won its time-slot with a 10.2/19 rating/share, and ranked 43rd out of 88 programs airing that week. References External links 1993 television films 1993 films 1993 Western (genre) films 1990s American films 1990s English-language films American sequel films American Western (genre) television films CBS network films Films directed by Jerry Jameson Films scored by Artie Kane Gunsmoke Television sequel films Television series reunion films